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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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